| Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner | |
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| Police and crime commissioner ofMerseyside Police | |
| Reports to | Merseyside Police and Crime Panel |
| Appointer | Electorate ofMerseyside |
| Term length | Four years |
| Constituting instrument | Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 |
| Precursor | Merseyside Police Authority |
| Inaugural holder | Jane Kennedy |
| Formation | 22 November 2012 |
| Deputy | Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner |
| Salary | £88,600 |
| Website | merseysidepcc.info |
TheMerseyside Police and Crime Commissioner is thepolice and crime commissioner, an elected official tasked with overseeingMerseyside Police and setting out the way crime is tackled by the force in the English County ofMerseyside. The post was created in November 2012, following an election held on 15 November 2012, and replaced the Merseyside Police Authority. The current incumbent isEmily Spurrell, who was elected on6 May 2021 and sworn into office on 13 May 2021.[2] Commissioner Spurrell succeeded the inaugural holder,Jane Kennedy.
The Police and Crime Commissioner is required to produce a strategic Police and Crime Plan, setting out the priorities for the Merseyside Police, and their work is scrutinised by the Merseyside Police and Crime Panel, composed of elected councillors from the fivelocal authorities of Merseyside.
| Name | Political Party | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Kennedy | Labour | 22 November 2012 - March 2019 | |
| Independent | March 2019 - 12 May 2021 | ||
| Emily Spurrell | Labour Co-op | 13 May 2021 -present | |
The powers and functions of the Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner are derived from thePolice Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011, replacing those of theMerseyside Police Authority. The main functions are to:[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Emily Spurrell | 152,640 | 61.7 | +4.9 | |
| Conservative | Bob Teesdale | 35,221 | 14.2 | −8.6 | |
| Green | Amanda Onwuemene | 31,330 | 12.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Carubia | 28,093 | 11.4 | −5.2 | |
| Turnout | 251,600 | 23.9 | −7.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 4,316 | 1.7 | -1.8 | ||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | 6.7 | |||
| Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2021[2][6] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Emily Elizabeth Spurrell | 178,875 | 56.88% | | ||||
| Conservative | Bob Teesdale | 71,961 | 22.88% | | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Kristofor Iain Brown | 51,979 | 16.53% | | ||||
| Reform | Malcolm James Webster | 11,662 | 4.83% | | ||||
| Turnout | 314,477 | 29.72% | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 11,616 | 3.56% | ||||||
| Total votes | 326,093 | 30.82% | ||||||
| Registered electors | 1,058,029 | |||||||
| Labourhold | ||||||||
| Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2016[7] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | Jane Kennedy | 186,661 | 61.76% | | ||||
| Conservative | David Burgess | 54,000 | 17.87% | | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Carubia | 34,625 | 11.46% | | ||||
| Green | John Coyne | 26,967 | 8.92% | | ||||
| Turnout | 302,253 | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 11,754 | 3.74% | ||||||
| Total votes | 325,761 | |||||||
| Registered electors | ||||||||
| Labourhold | ||||||||
| Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner election, 2012[8] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | |||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | |||||
| Labour | Jane Kennedy | 70,884 | 56.18% | | |||||
| Conservative | Geoff Gubb | 15,870 | 12.58% | | |||||
| Independent | Kiron Reid | 14,379 | 11.40% | | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Keaveney | 9,192 | 7.29% | | |||||
| UKIP | Hilary Jane Jones | 8,704 | 6.90% | | |||||
| English Democrat | Paul Duane Rimmer | 7,142 | 5.66% | | |||||
| Turnout | 126,171 | 12.44% | |||||||
| Rejected ballots | 2,915 | 2.31% | |||||||
| Total votes | 129,086 | 12.73% | |||||||
| Registered electors | 1,014,183 | ||||||||
| Labourwin | |||||||||
On 13th November 2025 theHome SecretaryShabana Mahmood MP announced that the roles of the 37 Police and Crime Commissioners in England would be abolished at the end of their terms of office in 2028 when the responsibility will move to elected regional mayors or to council leaders.[9]
